Re: ISATAP and admin/IP domains [RE: 3gpp-analysis: Recommendatio n on tunneling in the UE]

[Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>]

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote:
> I know for sure that we like it or not, the transition mechanisms
> will be used in the "wrong" scenarios, same as NAT-PT is used some
> times for what it was not designed, and we have a very little chance
> to change it. So may be the goal is to make several mechanism to
> work together in a single "tool box".

.. which is all the more reason for doing the analysis before getting 
down to the mechanisms.  NAT-PT was published before this was clear, 
and it resulted in some "misuse".

We cannot prevent misuse, of course, but we can ensure that by proper
documentation, description of the scenarios and analysis of the
situation, this becomes clearer to the IPv6 deployers.

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Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
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